Tour de France 2023 Tour de France, Stage 1: Bilbao - Bilbao, 182 km (Spain, Saturday, July 1)

[Andre]

Looks like an iron-on patch from 1977. Unbelievable. Trek (generally) and that team just have no style. That is an abomination.

It's not that bad...I've seen much worse.

 

[saunaking]

that quote about having to be selected due to respect and history is already so delusional. This isn't a charity match.

Ha Ha, he and Froomey should have a chinwag and commiserate

 

[saunaking]

For us English speakers - how is Lidl pronounced?
On the cycling podcast they have been saying it to sound like 'Little Trek' but i'm not sure if that
is the correct pronunciation or they are trolling.

 

[Valv.Piti]

For us English speakers - how is Lidl pronounced?
On the cycling podcast they have been saying it to sound like 'Little Trek' but i'm not sure if that
is the correct pronunciation or they are trolling.

Always pronounced it liddle, but I could be wrong ofc.

 

[Gratemans]

Always pronounced it liddle, but I could be wrong ofc.

I always pronounce it with the I sounding more like the e in 'evening'.
Lidl is German and they pronounce it like that as well I'm pretty sure.

 

[Lequack]

What the hell is this abomination of a US jersey? Everything ruined by Lidl.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1674129440551456796

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1674129440551456796

 

[saunaking]

Always pronounced it liddle, but I could be wrong ofc.

yeah, liddle is a very common pronunciation for little - at least in Canada

 

[RobertCrawley]

As predicted

I question though if Vingegaard will go after Yates the way Pogacar did after Roglic, partly because he's pretty wise to the tactic already, party because he knows he can crack Yates on the big climbs and beat him on the TT.

Yates will be a co-leader until he is not.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Only 7 Italian riders in the Tour. Incredible. Any thoughts on why?

 

[Boehmand]

For us English speakers - how is Lidl pronounced?
On the cycling podcast they have been saying it to sound like 'Little Trek' but i'm not sure if that
is the correct pronunciation or they are trolling.

I prefer the pronounciation where the whole squad is a rap crew now:

Lidl Tony
Lidl Giulio
Lidl Quinn
Lidl Mattias
Lidl Juan
Lidl Alex
Lidl Jasper
Lidl Mads

 

[Boehmand]

Only 7 Italian riders in the Tour. Incredible. Any thoughts on why?

No italian teams.

Some countries benefit from teams leaning heavily on their local talent.

 

[Gratemans]

I prefer the pronounciation where the whole squad is a rap crew now:

Lidl Tony
Lidl Giulio
Lidl Quinn
Lidl Mattias
Lidl Juan
Lidl Alex
Lidl Jasper
Lidl Mads

Sounds more like a crew from the Sopranos to me

 

[Boehmand]

Sounds more like a crew from the Sopranos to me

Lidl Tony and Lidl Giulio certainly does.

 

[Lequack]

Only budget coffee for them from now on.

Also, MVDP humor

https://twitter.com/x/status/1673646249164038145

View: https://twitter.com/AlpecinDCK/status/1673646249164038145?s=20

 

[hayneplane]

So... you're saying that saying that all the teams with Basque riders might be attacking relentlessly, until they get their guy(s) in the break?

Well I can’t think of any Spanish/Basque riders who would stand a better chance of winning from the peloton against Pogacar/WVA/MVDP etc than they would from getting a head start in the break of the day.

 

[SHAD0W93]

If Pog isn’t in bad shape UAE should start drilling it on Morga to drop the sprinters so Pog can get bonus seconds over Vinge.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I always pronounce it with the I sounding more like the e in 'evening'.
Lidl is German and they pronounce it like that as well I'm pretty sure.

Lidl is German, and pronounced in German with a long i sound (Leedl), but Lidl in the UK use a short i in their advertising (possibly so that they can draw on the rhyming phrase 'Middle of Lidl' or to make use of the assonance with 'little').

So what is right in the UK (and presumably other English speaking countries) is wrong elsewhere. I suspect that Rob Hatch and Carlton Kirby will be at variance with each other on this one...

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1674129440551456796

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1674129440551456796

Mads' delivery bike with Matthias on the back is also capable of going up escalators.
(ok essential part is in embedded vid, of which I'm afraid is geoblocked...but looks cool. Mads has the legs )

Apart from that, you could ask any 5yo kid to do the design and it would automatically be better.
Crappish.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I believe the children are our future, but they believe the present is Landa!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1674164302020763651

View: https://twitter.com/letour_euskadi/status/1674164302020763651

 

[wansteadimp]

Lidl is German, and pronounced in German with a long i sound (Leedl), but Lidl in the UK use a short i in their advertising (possibly so that they can draw on the rhyming phrase 'Middle of Lidl' or to make use of the assonance with 'little').

So what is right in the UK (and presumably other English speaking countries) is wrong elsewhere. I suspect that Rob Hatch and Carlton Kirby will be at variance with each other on this one...

Yeah, one will be giving it a go and the other will pronounce it Segafredo!

 

[HelloDolly]

Mikel Landa Meana free at last , free at last

 

[Anderis]

Mikel Landa Meana free at last , free at last

He will not be free because Bilbao is going to do a good GC, mark my words.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Mikel Landa Meana free at last , free at last

Landa chained > Landa free

 

[HelloDolly]

He will not be free because Bilbao is going to do a good GC, mark my words.

Dont mind if Pello does good on GC but wining a stage at home maybe better

If the likes of Pog and Vinge dont go for the first stage I can think of one rider who could be a good outsider bet ..i.e. Alex Aranburu

I bet he has been practicing and is really up for it and the jersey

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice stage on paper. On another note, can't say I see any quality in the half baked psychedelic wallpaper chosen by the organiser. Methinks the creator wasn't on strong enough medicine.